Announcements

The Bar Association of San Francisco will discuss Chapter 13: Hot Topics in a seminar that runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday, August 26.
It will be held at the BASF Conference Center, 301 Battery Street in San Francisco. The speakers - judges and trustees - will cover the following topics: lien stripping issues and limitations, revised Chapter 13...

On Wednesday, September 21, PLI will hold a daylong seminar, Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2011: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment."
It will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the PLI California Center, 685 Market Street in San Francisco.
PLI has completely revised this year's program to include today's major legal and...

On Tuesday, September 20, the LACBA International Law Section and the ABA Section of International Law have scheduled a day-long seminar - IP Meets the Pacific Rim: Cross-Border Branding in an Era of Multi-Platform Licensing, Privacy and Trade Secrets.
It will run from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the bar association, 1055 West 7th Street, 27th Floor, Los...

The American Conference Institute has planned a forum this fall titled Wage Hour Claims and Class Actions on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 20 and 21.
It will run from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday and from 8:00 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday. Workshop A, a Wage and Hour Caselaw Primer, will be held on Monday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Workshop B,...

On Thursday to Sunday, September 15-18, the State Bar of California will hold its 84th Annual Meeting in Long Beach.
It will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center on Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach.
Among the offerings are 158 educational programs with up to 19 hours of MCLE credit and 3 education tracks, including credit in all the subfields and...

International Law Office (ILO) and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) hosted the fifth annual Global Counsel Awards in New York this June. The gala event celebrated the achievements of in-house counsel who were recognized by their peers as excelling in their chosen fields. This year's event was attended by 470 senior lawyers from across the world,...

On Thursday and Friday, August 18 and 19, the State Bar of Texas will offer Governance of Nonprofit Organizations.
This two-day program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday at the Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd. in Austin.
Topics on Thursday include legal and tax rules for investing;...

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the world's largest association of in-house counsel, announced today that James A. Merklinger, a long-time executive at ACC, has been named the new general counsel of the organization. In his new role as ACC vice president and general counsel, Mr. Merklinger will represent the organization on legal...

Mal Serure and Anna Stern of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP served theSettlement Housing Fund (SHF) by successfully negotiating a commercial lease for SHF’s housing development fund corporation, thus helping to ensure the success of an affordable cooperative in Harlem.
Settlement Housing Fund is a leading not-for-profit developer of affordable...

Underscoring its commitment to supporting the public interest activities of the Boston Bar Association (BBA), the Boston Bar Foundation (BBF) announced nearly $41,000 in grants from special funds of the BBF.
“The grants we announce today highlight our strong and enduring relationship with the BBA, and the importance of supporting BBA activities...

NYCLA Forum: Legal Services in France
On June 27, the New York County Lawyers’ Association Justice Center hosted a public forum, “Civil Legal Services in France -- What Can the United States Learn?” featuring a discussion of the civil legal service system that France, which has civil Gideon, has developed....

Journalist Ellis Cose Discusses Book At NYCLA Event
The New York County Lawyers’ Association hosted a book signing and discussion on June 23 with journalist/author Ellis Cose (center), who discussed his latest book, The End of Anger: A New Generation’s Take on Race and Rage, whichtracks the diminishment of black anger...

New York County Lawyers Association president Stewart D. Aaron sent a letter to the 2011 Commission on Judicial Compensation, recommending an immediate increase in judicial compensation for New York State Supreme Court judges together with cost-of-living increases. In the letter, written to Commission Chair William C. Thompson Jr., the bar association...

The Association of Corporate Counsel has launched a four-part monthly blog series on training legal talent titled, "Uncovered: HP's In-house Counsel Training Program." This is the third blog series hosted on ACC's Blog, In-house ACCess (www.inhouseaccess. com), as part of the ACC Value Challenge initiative to reconnect the cost of legal services with value...

The Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Labor and Employment Group will present Social Media and Technology in the Workplace on Wednesday, July 27, at the offices of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus,P.A. located at 721 Route 202-206 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The event begins with breakfast at 8:30 and ends at 10:30 a.m.
This program will offer practical...

The state's two top judges spoke at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Meeting and Convention in May. New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and U.S. District Court of New Jersey Chief Judge Garrett Brown presented "State of the Judiciary" speeches, which came on the closing day of the NJSBA's 111th Annual Meeting and Convention.
Members...

The New Jersey Law Center is hosting a forum on Recent Developments in New Jersey Law on Thursday, July 28. Join colleagues from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center at One Constitution Square in New Brunswick for New Jersey updates. Keeping up to date with the latest developments is critical for practitioners to effectively represent...

Most of the nation's law firms continue to make diversity programming a priority, but economic constraints have led to fewer full-time diversity professionals on staff, according to a new survey from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Inc. (MCCA) and the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals (ALFDP).
Conducted this spring, the 2011...

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has announced that senior vice president and general counsel, Susan Hackett, is leaving ACC. As part of a transition plan that also includes the retirement of Frederick J. Krebs, ACC's president of 20 years, and the arrival of Veta T. Richardson as ACC's new president and CEO, Ms. Hackett departs to start her own...

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) strongly disagrees with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) ruling that bypasses internal compliance and reporting systems in favor of permitting tips from prospective whistleblowers to be submitted directly to the SEC.
"The SEC's bounty rule is a Pandora's box that, when opened, is likely to...

The Voice of the Defense Bar has signed an extremely prestigious group of speakers to lead the sessions for the organization's 2011 Annual Meeting taking place October 26-30 in Washington, DC.
"Embracing Our Common Humanity," is the title of President Clinton's address. President Clinton, a powerful voice for progress around the world, will share his...

This year, the ABA will hold its annual meeting in Toronto at the InterContinental Toronto Centre. It will run from Thursday to Saturday, August 4 to 6, and will include CLE credits, social and networking events, and entertainment.
Three presidential showcase programs have been planned: on Thursday, from 2:00-3:30 p.m., Trial Practices and Tactics in...

Chief justices from the six New England states and the chief of New York's state courts testified in May on the critical need for access to justice for individuals, families and businesses at the American Bar Association Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System's public hearing at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
Hon. Robert A....